<p align="justify">''The Louisiana political and legal structure has maintained several elements from the times of French and Spanish governance. One is the use of the term "parish" (from the French word ''paroisse'') in place of "county" for administrative subdivision. Another is the legal system of civil law based on French, German and Spanish legal codes and ultimately Roman law—as opposed to English common law. Common law is "judge-made" law based on precedent and is the basis of statutes in all other U.S. states. Louisiana's type of civil law system is what the majority of nations in the world use, especially in Europe and its former colonies, excluding those that derive from the British Empire. Its capital is Baton Rouge and its largest city is New Orleans. Currently, Louisiana has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 105 members of the Louisiana House of Representatives and 39 members of the Louisiana State Senate. As of September 2013, Louisiana is one of 24 Republican state government trifectas.''</p></td></tr>

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• [[Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance|Commissioner of Insurance]] • [[Louisiana Executive Director of the Workforce Commission|Executive Director of the Workforce Commission]] • [[Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry|Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry]]<br>

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<hr><center>[[Louisiana school districts|Education in Louisiana]] • [[List of school districts in Louisiana]] • <br>[[Louisiana school board elections, 2014]]

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<p align="justify">''The structure of the '''Louisiana judicial system''' is laid out in [[Article V, Louisiana Constitution|Article V]] of the state constitution. The state court system is made up of the {{JP|Louisiana Supreme Court}}, the {{JP|Louisiana Courts of Appeal}}, the {{JP|Louisiana District Courts}}, the {{JP|Louisiana Family Courts}}, the {{JP|Louisiana Juvenile Courts}}, the {{JP|Louisiana Parish Courts}}, the {{JP|Louisiana City Courts}}, the {{JP|Louisiana Municipal Courts}}, the {{JP|Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts}} and the {{JP|Louisiana Mayor’s Courts}}.''</p>

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<p align="justify">''The federal court system is made up of the {{JP|United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana|Eastern District of Louisiana}}, the {{JP|United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana|Western District of Louisiana}} and the {{JP|United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana|Middle District of Louisiana}}. Appeals from these courts go to the {{JP|United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit}}.''</p></td></tr>

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Welcome to Louisiana on Ballotpedia!

The Louisiana political and legal structure has maintained several elements from the times of French and Spanish governance. One is the use of the term "parish" (from the French word paroisse) in place of "county" for administrative subdivision. Another is the legal system of civil law based on French, German and Spanish legal codes and ultimately Roman law—as opposed to English common law. Common law is "judge-made" law based on precedent and is the basis of statutes in all other U.S. states. Louisiana's type of civil law system is what the majority of nations in the world use, especially in Europe and its former colonies, excluding those that derive from the British Empire. Its capital is Baton Rouge and its largest city is New Orleans. Currently, Louisiana has two members of the U.S. Senate, a total of six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 105 members of the Louisiana House of Representatives and 39 members of the Louisiana State Senate. As of September 2013, Louisiana is one of 24 Republican state government trifectas.

External resources for the State of Louisiana

Note: The links above reflect information provided by the state elections authority website as of 9/10/2013. Depending on how many voter services are available, some links may be missing (**). If you would like to nominate a new link for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org